State police identify man killed by bus on I-290

WORCESTER — State police identified the pedestrian killed after being struck by a bus on Interstate 290 West Tuesday afternoon as Joseph L. Barron Jr., 24, of Buzzards Bay.

State police said the crash, about 2 p.m., occurred near Exit 18, Lincoln Street. Two witnesses said they saw the bus steer to the right side fo the road and then saw a person lying face down on the left side of the highway.

No students were on the bus at the time of the crash; the bus was headed to Holy Name Junior-Senior High School.

State police did not provide further details Wednesday on the investigation into the accident.